EXCLUSIVE: Global Screen has unveiled a contemporary spherical of deals for Sky Original animated characteristic The Amazing Maurice, that includes Hugh Laurie and Emilia Clarke within the voice solid.
The announcement follows within the wake of stories that the household movie had been chosen for the Kids-Section of the upcoming Sundance Film Festival (January 19-29, 2023).
The animation revolves across the adventures of streetwise cat Maurice as he units in movement what he believes to be an ideal money-making rip-off
In contemporary deals, the movie has bought to France (KMBO), Benelux (Just4Kids), South Korea (Bluelabel), South America (Plus Films), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), Middle East (Grand Entertainment), Turkey (Yeni Bir Film), Greece (Zinos Panagiotidis) and Iceland (Sena).
In beforehand introduced gross sales, it has additionally been acquired for Italy (Lucky Red), Spain (Flins y Piniculas), Scandinavia (Selmer Media), Portugal (NOS Lusomundo), Israel (Red Cape Distribution), Middle East (Selim Ramia & Co.), Australia and New Zealand (Icon Film Distribution), CIS and Baltics (Volgafilm), Poland (Kino Swiat), Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria (Prorom Media), former Yugoslavia (Investacommerce), Taiwan (Swallow Wings) and Vietnam (Blue Lantern).
“We are very proud to have sold this highly entertaining feature film to the whole world, except for China and Japan,” mentioned Alice Buquoy, SVP, International Sales & Acquisitions at Global Screen.
The Amazing Maurice might be given a large launch within the UK by Sky on December 16, 2022 and within the US on February 3, 2023 by Viva Kids which acquired the North American distribution rights over the summer time.
In Germany, the movie might be launched by Global Screen’s mum or dad firm Telepool on February 9, 2023.
The movie relies on one in all Sir Terry Pratchett’s extremely common Discworld novels which have bought greater than 100 million copies worldwide in 37 totally different languages and had been impressed by the Brothers Grimm’s fairy story The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Toby Genkel (A Stork’s Journey, All Creatures Big and Small) directed from a script by Terry Rossio (Aladdin, Shrek), and produced by Emely Christians, Andrew Baker and Robert Chandler.
The character design is by multi-award-winning Carter Goodrich (Finding Nemo, Shrek, Monster Inc., Despicable Me).
Laurie and Clarke are joined within the voice solid by Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton, Ariyon Bakare, David Tennant, Julie Atherton, Joe Sugg, Hugh Bonneville, David Thewlis and Rob Brydon.
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